There are 6 ways to get from Cairns to Burpengary by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Brisbane Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane CNS - BNE
4h 36m$156–588Fly to Gold Coast Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane CNS - OOL
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3train
- Take the train from Central station, platform 6 to Burpengary station, platform 2train
6h 56m$129–603Train
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Caboolturetrain Spirit of Queensland
24h 54m$170–5,985Bus
- Take the bus from Cairns Central Station to Burpengary Bruce Highwaybus Pm19
28h 15m$240–340Drive 1,640.8 km
- Drive from Cairns to Burpengarycar 1,640.8 km
19h 22m$301–435Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cairns to Brisbanebus Brisbane
- Take the train from Roma Street to Burpengary station, platform 2train Brca / ...
31h$281–684
Cairns to Burpengary by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Burpengary is to fly which costs $150 - $600 and takes 4h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Burpengary is to fly which takes 4h 36m and costs $150 - $600.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Cairns Central Station station and arriving at Burpengary Bruce Highway. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 28h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Cairns station to Burpengary station. However, there are services departing from Cairns Central Station and arriving at Burpengary station, platform 1 via Caboolture station, platform 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 54m.
The distance between Cairns and Burpengary is 1440 km. The road distance is 1640.8 km.
The best way to get from Cairns to Burpengary without a car is to train which takes 24h 54m and costs $170 - $6,000.
It takes approximately 4h 36m to get from Cairns to Burpengary, including transfers.
Cairns to Burpengary bus services, operated by Premier Motor Service, depart from Cairns Central Station.
Cairns to Burpengary train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, depart from Cairns Central Station.
The best way to get from Cairns to Burpengary is to fly which takes 4h 36m and costs $150 - $600. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $170 - $6,000 and takes 24h 54m, you could also bus, which costs $240 - $340 and takes 28h 15m.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Burpengary, QLD, Australia?
Jetstar, Virgin Australia, and Qantas fly from Cairns (CNS) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) hourly. Alternatively, Queensland Rail Travel operates a train from Cairns Central Station to Caboolture 4 times a week. Tickets cost $160–5,984 and the journey takes 24h 31m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Cairns to Brisbane Airport via Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Cairns to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Cairns to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cairns to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–480
Flights from Cairns to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairns to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Cairns to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Cairns Central Station to Caboolture
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–5,984
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $160–220
- AChoice
- $300–380
- Gold Class
- $4,778
- Heritage Class
- $5,984
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Central station, platform 6 to Burpengary station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Roma Street to Burpengary station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Cairns Central Station to Burpengary Bruce Highway
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Cairns to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–700
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $280–390
- Flexible
- $330–700
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Booking & Getting There
Cairns to Burpengary bus services, operated by Premier Motor Service, arrive at Burpengary Bruce Highway station.
Cairns to Burpengary train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, arrive at Caboolture station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cairns to Burpengary is 1641 km. It takes approximately 19h 22m to drive from Cairns to Burpengary.
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